What The Flip Is An HTML? A Super Begginer Friendly Overlook On HTML

Demystifying HTML: A Guide for Absolute Beginners

By the end of this article you wont think of HTML as taboo and understand what HTML means at its soul.

HTML is the language of the web. When you go to a website and see a web page in your web browser such Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Brave and Microsoft Edge for certain special people; the browser downloads and displays HTML.

Well what is HTML you ask? That’s a very good question my dear disembodied reader that only exists in my imagination!

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. While it may sound intimidating, it’s actually quite approachable and from what i’ve heard is suprisingly very friendly! Don’t let the technical jargon scare you off. Let’s break it down together, shall we?

HyperText

• HyperText means text that is connected or linked.
• With HTML, you can create text that you can click on to go to other web pages, just like clicking on links in a book to turn the pages.

Markup Language

• Markup means adding special codes to text to give it structure.
• In HTML, these special codes are called “tags.” Tags are like instructions that tell the web browser how to show different parts of your web page, such as titles, paragraphs, pictures, and links.

So, in simple terms, HTML helps you create web pages where you can click on links to go to other pages, and it uses special codes (tags) to organize and show your content on the page.

Imagine HTML as a special kind of document, just like the stories or reports you write in school. When you write a story on your computer using a program like Microsoft Word, you need another program to read and open that story, right? That’s because Microsoft Word knows how to understand and show the words and pictures in your story.

Now, think about the internet. When you visit a website, like playing a game online or watching videos on YouTube, you’re actually looking at documents made with HTML. But unlike stories you write in Word, these web documents need a special program to read and show them on your screen. That program is called a web browser, like Chrome or Firefox. It’s like a magic window that can understand and show the web documents made with HTML.

Here’s the interesting part: when you write a story in Word, you use the same program to write it and read it. But with HTML, it’s different. You can’t make web documents with a web browser. Instead, you need a special program called an editor to make them. It’s like having a special tool just for making web documents. This tool can be as simple as the Notepad program on your computer, or more advanced programs like Eclipse or Visual Studio.

So, in simple terms, HTML is like a special type of document for the internet, and you need a web browser to see it, but a different program called an editor to make it.

Stay tuned for Part 2 of our journey into the fascinating world of HTML, where we’ll delve even deeper into the so called apparent secrets behind creating captivating web pages. Don’t miss out on unlocking the next chapter of your web development adventure!

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